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Tuesday 16 November 2021

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Bruff Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 22.5s

Hardwired¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 102

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form when 26 lengths fourth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 11/4) 156 days ago. Improvement needed back from a break.

Form: 3543-94

Robyndeglory^v⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 102

4/1

Visored for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden hurdle (8/13) at Killarney (17f, soft) 44 days ago. Should remain competitive back in handicap company.

Form: 0-22271

Trickey Trix^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 102

40/1

Sixth of 10 in maiden chase at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft, 20/1) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not without hope on the pick of her form.

Form: 290-7P6

Not So Simple^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 100

4/1

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 215835

Fix The Bill¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99

20/1

Followed a good run with a below-par one in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 8-P4650

Mick The Jiver³⁸⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Grady| OR: 99

22/1

Respectable seventh of 19 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy, 20/1). Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Market perhaps best guide.

Form: 755/667-

Half Shot¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 98

17/2

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: B22-590

Nathaniel's Dream^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 97

16/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 9504/0-U

Rose Milan¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 96

13/2

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Back up in trip but still looks a bit too high in the weights.

Form: 635F05

Nicole's Milan^b,t²¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: S Aherne| OR: 95| D

28/1

Winner of handicap hurdle at Clonmel in March, but ran below form in 14-runner event at this course on final outing in April. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 903146-

The Higher Road⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: P O'Callaghan| OR: 95

18/1

Down the field in maiden hurdles but type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 665-857

Aspen Fior^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 94

9/1

Took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 19 in maiden hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for handicap debut and needs considering.

Form: 646-856

Bergentown²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 95

50/1

Last of 12 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip and others make more appeal.

Form: 0000P0

Spancil Hill²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 94

8/1

16/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: P61-304

Non-Runners

Added Bonus²²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 1

Tohellortoconnacht²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 2

West Is Best¹⁶⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: W J Lanigan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Robyndeglory (4/1), Not So Simple (4/1), Rose Milan (13/2), Spancil Hill (8/1), Half Shot (17/2), Aspen Fior (9/1), Hardwired (10/1), Added Bonus (11/1), Nathaniel's Dream (16/1), Tohellortoconnacht (16/1), West Is Best (16/1), The Higher Road (18/1), Fix The Bill (20/1), Mick The Jiver (22/1), Nicole's Milan (28/1), Trickey Trix (40/1), Bergentown (50/1)

A tricky race with the tentative vote going to ASPEN FIOR, who took another step back in the right direction when sixth in a maiden hurdle at Cork 16 days ago and appeals as the type to do better now switching to handicaps. Robyndeglory and The Higher Road are a couple of potential threats.